Short Stories
Fun category
Novels
Sentence expansion tree and parts of speech
Trick questions
100

In "All Summer in a Day", what was Margot locked in?

A closet.

100

What can you catch but can't throw? 

A cold. 

100

From “The Unteachables”: Why is Kiana staying with her dad and the Stepmonster?

Her mom is shooting a movie in Utah

100

What is an adjective?

Something that describes a noun.

100

What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary? 

Incorrectly

200

What is the name of the main character from the short story “Eleven”?

Rachel

200

This animal is commonly thought to be blind but actually has decent vision.

A bat

200

From “The Unteachables”: Why does Parker Elias have a provisional driver's license at age 14?

He has to help his family with their farm.

200

What is a preposition?

A word after a noun or pronoun connecting to things.

200

Who is the king of France?

France does not have a king

300

What was the name of the main character in “All Summer In A Day?"

Margot

300

This U.S. state’s name is the only one you can type using one row on a keyboard.

Alaska

300

From “The Unteachables”: What do the other teachers call Mr. Kermit's large coffee mug?

The toilet bowl.

300

What is a noun?

A person, place, or thing.

300

What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 

A glove

400

What was "This Is the End of Chicago!" about?

The Chicago fires.

400

This everyday item has no moving parts, yet it can write novels.

A pen

400

From “The Unteachables”: What is Kiana's stepbrother's name?

Chauncey

400

Write a renamer for this sentence.

Dan, (renamer), walked his dogs.

Answers vary.

Ex.  Dan, the nice man, walked his dogs.

400

What looks like coffee and dances? 

BALLERINA CAPUCCINA

500

In "Tuesday's of the Other June", what was the Other June's nickname for June?

Fish eyes.

500

You can hold this without touching it.

a conversation

500

From “Among the Hidden”: What are Luke’s brothers’ names?

 Matthew and Mark.

500

What are the two sides of the sentence expansion tree? 

Noun expanders and action expanders. 

500

If 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, and 5=4, then what does 6=? 

6=3, because 'six' has three letters

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